King County Metro Update

Regional Transportation Issues, Challenges, and Successes

November 2015

Presentation Outline

. RapidRide Update . Focus on F Line . Expanding Alternative Services Program . Service Guidelines Task Force . Long Range Plan

2 Six RapidRide Lines 2010 – 2014 • F Line Implemented June 2014 – Supported by Burien, Sea-Tac, Tukwila, Renton

3 3 Boardings By Day of the Week RapidRide F Line F Line - September 2015

6000 5,510 151,600 5000 Monthly Riders 4,430 3,790 (September 2015) 4000 3,630

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0 Pre-RapidRide Weekday Saturday Sunday

4 4 Ridership Growth Over Pre-RapidRide Baseline F Line has met its YTD September 2015 five year goal in 90% 84% one year 78% 80% 70% 60% 52% 50% 51% 50% 40% 35% 31% 30% 20% 10% 0% A Line B Line C Line D Line E Line F Line Average

5 5 F Line Performance Measures

Customer Satisfaction

. Overall satisfaction 88% . Better experience 83% . Trip time 84% . Reliability 84% . Personal safety (on bus) 79%

6 6 Alternative Services Program Overview

Provide mobility services to parts of King County that do not have the infrastructure, density, or land use to support traditional fixed-route bus service.

. Community Based Process . New Service/Product Options . Creative Solutions

7 Options

Real-Time Existing Alternative Community Shuttle Community Van Services Rideshare TripPool Metro route with a A fleet of Metro vans Leveraging mobile VanShare Flexible Service Area, for local group trips Real-time applications to provided through which are scheduled ridesharing between VanPool enable private community by a local home neighborhood carpool Rideshare Matching partnerships. Transportation and a transit center. ridematching to take Uses Metro Vans and DART and CAT Coordinator to meet locally-identified place in real-time. ORCA fares. transportation needs.

8 Projects

DART Flexible • Flexible Rideshare service area & . Community needs • 14 routes in King County Community . Local mobility Hubs

. Regional Community Planned connections Shuttle Services • Flexible • Southeast service area King County • Community • Vashon partnerships Island

9 Service Guidelines Task Force Work Plan

. How transit service performance is measured as specified in the Metro Service Guidelines to reflect the varied purposes of different types of transit service; . Approaches to evaluating how the goal of geographic value is included in the Metro Service Guidelines, including minimum service standards; . Approaches to evaluating how the goal of social equity is included in the Metro Service Guidelines; . Outline financial policies for purchase of additional services within a municipality or among multiple municipalities; . Outline guidelines for alternative services implementation

10 10 Key Takeaways Task Force discussions . When making reductions, consider relative impacts included: to all parts of the county Unmet needs across . Modify service types to measure like services the transit system Long range plan . Provide greater protection for peak-only services in development event of major service reductions . Changes to social equity and geographic value have Task Force effect of increasing target service levels – or overall Recommendations: need for transit services Support growth of transit resources . Provide greater funding for alternative services as a Continue to focus on way to meet diverse needs transparency, efficiency . There is a need for additional funding to support and accountability expansion of the system Integrate Service Guidelines values into implementation of Long Range Plan 11 11 Long Range Plan Objectives

More useful transit • Daily Metro boardings Current: ~400,000 2040: over 800,000

• County-wide peak period transit mode share 2014: ~10% 2040: ~20% More meaningful partnerships • Where we plan to develop Partnership Service & development that support one picture – opening another a TOD or transit center or RR etc. • How we plan to use our streets Infrastructure that enhances service

12 12 Building a Network

Light Rail Sample Community

Frequent Input from cities Frequent Express and the public

Express

Local service

Alternative services

13 13 DRAFT Frequent Service Network

Current Frequent Service Network 2040 Frequent Service Network (includes (includes ) Link Light Rail) 14 14 DRAFT Improved Access Via Transit – Renton

Transit travel range from Renton TC at Transit travel range from Renton TC at noon on current network noon on 2040 network 15 DRAFT Improved Access Via Transit – SeaTac

Transit travel range from SeaTac/Airport Transit travel range from SeaTac/Airport Station at noon on current network Station at noon on 2040 network

16 Link & Supporting Investments

Long Range Plan implementation will require partnership with cities on major projects.

Example: Investment from Tukwila will create a multimodal transit center at Boeing Access Road Station.

Current Service Future Service South County – Downtown market currently Boeing Access Road Station will allow simpler, served by a mix of local and express routes more efficient service 17 Thank You

Chris O’Claire Manager, Strategy & Performance Transit [email protected] Phone: (206) 477-5801

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